Prisons sued over denying spiritual support

An ex-convict has filed a human rights complaint against the prison system for allegedly denying him access to an aboriginal spiritual liaison while he was incarcerated. Travis A. Kelly, a B.C. man who identifies himself as part aboriginal, says a series of correctional institutions discriminated against him during a six-month period between 2007 and 2008 by not allowing him to meet with an elder and conduct aboriginal spiritual practices. The B.C. [British Columbia, Canada] Human Rights Tribunal last week denied the Ministry of Public Safety’s application to dismiss the complaint. Read Article

By Catherine Rolfsen